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Chuck Ross

Chuck Ross is the managing director of TVWeek.com. He's been involved in the TV business ever since he sold cable TV subscriptions in Santa Monica, Calif., door-to-door in the mid-to-late 1970s. He's had regular gigs reporting and/or editing about TV and advertising for Cablevision magazine,The Hollywood Reporter, the San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Media and Advertising Age. He first joined the predecessor to TVWeek, Electronic Media, in 2000.

Reality Personality Dead at 50

A TV personality known for appearances on a popular reality show died during the annual motorcycle rally in Sturgis, S.D. The AP reports that Tony Lara died Saturday. Lara was known for his appearances as a ship captain on the…

Seth Meyers Tweaks Format of ‘Late Night’

Seth Meyers ditched a regular feature of his NBC show “Late Night” on Monday, a move that some critics have been suggesting for months. Instead of opening with his monologue, Meyers began Monday’s show seated at his desk, commenting on…

Buzz Grows for Upcoming Cable and Streaming Programs — Here’s a Look at Some of the Most Exciting Shows

When the cable channels and online video streamers began previewing their programming lineups at the Television Critics Association summer press tour this month, a number of especially intriguing new shows were in the mix. A few of the highlights have…

Showtime Renews Two of Its Signature Series

Showtime announced today at the Television Critics Association summer press tour that it has renewed “Ray Donovan” and “Masters of Sex,” two of the pay-cable channel’s most popular and most acclaimed original series. Both shows will return in 2016 for…

Big Turnout for Premiere of New Comedy Series

A new scripted comedy series that has been generating buzz delivered a big opening-night audience for the digital cable and satellite network TV One. TV One announced Monday that “Born Again Virgin” bowed Wednesday, Aug. 5, with 1.4 million total…

Showtime Developing Series on Legendary Rocker

Showtime announced today that it has acquired the rights to the memoir of legendary rock singer Patti Smith. “Just Kids,” about Smith’s life with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, will be developed into a limited series, the pay-cable channel revealed. Oscar nominee…

Trump’s Damage Control Tour: ‘I Am the Most Fabulous Whiner’; Here’s the Clip

GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump made a couple of high-profile appearances this morning on the cable news channels, seeking to undo some of the damage from the recent debate and his subsequent attack on Fox News host Megyn Kelly. During…

Winona Ryder: ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel Is a Go

Actress Winona Ryder, one of the stars of the original “Beetlejuice” movie released way back in 1988, says a sequel is on the way. Time magazine reports that Ryder talked about the situation during an appearance on NBC’s “Late Night…

Showtime Acquires ‘Just Kids’ — Patti Smith’s Best-Selling Memoir About Her Life With Photographer Robert Mapplethorpe to Be a Limited Series

Press release from Showtime, Aug. 11, 2015: Patti Smith’s much sought after memoir, Just Kids, has landed at Showtime. Co-written and produced by Patti Smith and three-time Academy Award® nominee John Logan, the memoir will be developed into a SHOWTIME…

Trump Books Fox News Appearance to Air His Beef With the Channel

Donald Trump has reportedly agreed to make an appearance on Fox News in which it is anticipated that one of the biggest topics will be his feud with Fox News and host Megyn Kelly. The Huffington Post reports that Trump…